The Works of Art on Paper Department can assist with the stabilization and treatment of 14th-21st century drawings, prints, pastels, watercolors, Asian screens, scrolls, architectural drawings, letters, and documents. The department uses all fine quality materials and techniques appropriate for each individual work. We are proud to have assisted many of the country's most prestigious collections.
David Chandler, Chief Conservator of Works on of Art on Paper
"The restored photo of my dad's ship arrived yesterday and I gave it to him today. It looks fantastic and Dad was overcome with emotion when he saw it. It will hang on his wall for the rest of his life. My sincere thanks to you and the "magicians" on your team. What they did to the photo is incredible. You guys are the best: you know it and now I have an additional (now personal) testimony when I speak with folks about CCC." - Private Client, August, 2007
Oteiza, Richard Serra, 2003, etching on paper. Grey latex paint smudged across the upper left quadrant damaged both the etching and the frame (pre-treatment, left). After removing the paint and cleaning the surfaces with an aqueous solution, the damaged areas were retouched (post treatment, right).
Art for AIDS, Keith Haring, screenprint. After surface cleaning and stabilization of the mount.
Pre-treatment, 1921 letter from Helen Keller to Gladys Brownlee
Post treatment
Portrait of a Man, oil on paper. Pre-treatment (left), the work was severely torn, with multiple rips throughout. Water damage and creasing also affected the surface. On the right, the portrait after cleaning, tear repair and stabilization, flattening and retouching.
This work, Rembrandt's 1635 Descent from the Cross, was severely soiled. Water cleansing and margin repairs stabilized the print and improved its appearance (pre-treatment, left; post treatment, right).
Above and below, 'before and after' examples of tear repairs and stabilization with retouching.
This Toulouse-Lautrec poster was humidified and flattened to reduce distortions.
Printed portrait: left, pre-treatment and right, after it was cleansed of soil, flattened and backed with Asian paper.
A water-damaged work before treatment (left). The darkened stains were removed after cleansing with an aqueous solution (post treatment, right).
